external In the Media January 27, 2026 Brian Marks, associate professor of practice in economics and business analytics, and Vahid Behzadan, associate professor of cybersecurity, data science, and computer and electrical engineering, director of the SAIL Lab, and co-founder of the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Alliance, comment on the economy and jobs as federal policies and AI impact Connecticut. https://www.courant.com/2026/01/26/significant-cuts-from-federal-government-and-ai-could-spell-trouble-for-economy/ ai-impact-ct news-all news-in-the-media year-2026 month-january name-brian-marks college-business name-vahid-behzadan college-engineering